Socorro (So-kó-ro) was the name conferred by Don Juan
de Oñateupon a Pueblo north of the present town of Socorro,the county seat. Some friendly Indians had presented himand his troops with corn in the summer of 1598, which iswhy he choose the name meaning "succor" or "help".

Hello, my name is Sam-Quito Padilla G., the coordinator of the
Socorro County, NM GenWeb Project. I have posted some genealogy links
pertaining to the county for you to use and enjoy. If you know of any
others please drop
me an e-mail so that I can add them!

In March and April
of 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Kentucky Comprehensive Genealogy
Database Project. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties
in Kentucky, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases
would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found
in more than one county, they could be located in the index.

At the same time,
volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases
and generally oversee the contents of the web page.

In June, as the
Kentucky project was nearing completion, it was decided to start a page
for each of the remaining states, and as with the Kentucky project, volunteers
were found to host the state pages.

In April of 1998
I became the Socorro County coordinator and agreed to create and maintain
the website. I am very much open to any and all suggestions & comments
about the website, and I encourage all those doing research in Socorro County
to become involved in the program. Your help will be most welcome.

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